§ 26. Mr. Freudasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the number of potato growers who paid excess area contributions to the Potato Marketing Board; and what is the average amount per grower charged in each of the past three years in relation to their basic annual contribution.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe Potato Marketing Board's records show that during the 1982 crop year 5,578 registered producers planted excess area totalling 7,993 hectares. The table below shows, for the past three crop years, the rate of ordinary contribution; the rate of excess area contribution; and the average contribution per registered grower:
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Ordinary rate per hectare Excess area rate per hectare Average contribution per registered grower £ £ £ 1980 30.00 172.00 166.68 1981 36.60 183.80 197.73 1982 36.00 180.70 205.19 Source: Potato Marketing Board.